1997 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica

1997 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica
Tournament details
Dates19 February–11 June 1997
Teams8 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsEl Salvador Alianza (1st title)
Runners-upCosta Rica Saprissa
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored72 (2.57 per match)
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1998 →

Alianza F.C. from El Salvador won the 1997 Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica after defeating Deportivo Saprissa in a single final match played in Costa Rica.[1]

Teams

Association Team Qualifying method App. Previous best
Costa Rica Costa Rica Alajuelense 1996–97 Champions 4th Champions (1996)
Saprissa 1996–97 Runners-up 11th Champions (1972, 1973, 1978)
El Salvador El Salvador Alianza 1996–97 Champions 8th Runners-up (1980)
Águila 1996–97 Regular season winners 9th Runners-up (1973)
Guatemala Guatemala Comunicaciones 1996–97 Champions 14th Champions (1971, 1983)
Municipal Invitee 10th Champions (1974, 1977)
Honduras Honduras Olimpia 1996–97 Champions 3rd Champions (1981)
Motagua Invitee 2nd Group stage (1979)

Group A

19 February 1997 Motagua Honduras 0 – 0
(4 – 5 p)		 Costa Rica Saprissa Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Nil Nil Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
19 February 1997 Comunicaciones Guatemala 2 – 2
(3 – 4 p)		 El Salvador Alianza Guatemala City, Guatemala
Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso
27 February 1997 Alianza El Salvador 1 – 1
(4 – 3 p)		 Honduras Motagua San Salvador, El Salvador
Elías Montes 54' Denilson Costa Stadium: Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
Penalties
La Cruz soccer ball with check mark
Mirón soccer ball with check mark
Chachagua soccer ball with check mark
Meléndez soccer ball with check mark
Bauzá soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Guevara
soccer ball with check mark Costa
soccer ball with check mark Pérez
soccer ball with red X Romero
soccer ball with red X Arzú
5 March 1997 Comunicaciones Guatemala 1 – 1
(4 – 2 p)		 Honduras Motagua Guatemala City, Guatemala
Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso
9 March 1997 Saprissa Costa Rica 0 – 1 Guatemala Comunicaciones San José, Costa Rica
Nil Marco Benatto 18' Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
13 March 1997 Motagua Honduras 4 – 3 Guatemala Comunicaciones Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
19 March 1997 Comunicaciones Guatemala 2 – 3 Costa Rica Saprissa Guatemala City, Guatemala
Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso
26 March 1997 Alianza El Salvador 0 – 0
(3 – 2 p)		 Guatemala Comunicaciones San Salvador, El Salvador
Nil Nil Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Penalties
Nelson Rojas soccer ball with check mark
Alejandro Curbelo soccer ball with check mark
Joaquin Canales soccer ball with check mark		 Miguel Coronado soccer ball with check mark
Raul Calderon soccer ball with check mark
Rigoberto Gómez soccer ball with red X
Erick Miranda soccer ball with red X
3 April 1997 Motagua Honduras 1 – 1
(2 – 4 p)		 El Salvador Alianza Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Francisco Soares de Souza Marcelo Bauzá 70' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Penalties
Guevara soccer ball with red X
Costa soccer ball with red X
Romero soccer ball with check mark
Arzú soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Mirón
soccer ball with check mark Canales
soccer ball with check mark Curbelo
soccer ball with check mark Bauzá
15 April 1997 Alianza El Salvador 1 – 0 Costa Rica Saprissa San Salvador, El Salvador
Joaquin Canales 76' Nil Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
21 April 1997 Saprissa Costa Rica 2 – 1 Honduras Motagua San José, Costa Rica
Adrián Andrés Mahía Costa Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
25 April 1997 Saprissa Costa Rica 3 – 2 El Salvador Alianza San José, Costa Rica
Adrián Andrés Mahía 23' 42' 77' Guevara 35'
Jose Lugo 47'		 Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

Standings

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Costa Rica Saprissa 6 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 11
2 El Salvador Alianza 6 1 4 0 1 7 7 0 11
3 Honduras Motagua 6 1 0 4 1 8 8 0 7
4 Guatemala Comunicaciones 6 1 1 2 2 9 10 −1 7
Source: [citation needed]
  • Saprissa and Alianza qualified to the Semifinals.

Group B

19 February 1997 Alajuelense Costa Rica 2 – 2
(4 – 2 p)		 Honduras Olimpia Alajuela, Costa Rica
Froylán Ledezma 51'
Bernal Mullins 78'		 Wilmer Velásquez 36'
Nahúm Espinoza 43'		 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
20 February 1997 Aguila El Salvador 0 – 0
(4 – 2 p)		 Guatemala Municipal San Miguel, El Salvador
Nil Nil Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza
26 February 1997 Olimpia Honduras 1 – 1
(5 – 6 p)		 El Salvador Aguila Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
6 March 1997 Olimpia Honduras 0 – 1 Guatemala Municipal Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Nil TBD Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
9 March 1997 Municipal Guatemala 0 – 1 Costa Rica Alajuelense Guatemala City, Guatemala
Nil Bérnal Mullins 88' Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
12 March 1997 Municipal Guatemala 1 – 0 Honduras Olimpia Guatemala City, Guatemala
Enoy Dosantos 67' Nil Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
12 March 1997 Aguila El Salvador 1 – 2 Costa Rica Alajuelense San Miguel, El Salvador
Jorge Garay 1' Bérnal Mullins 32' 80' Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza
Attendance: 5.000
25 March 1997 Municipal Guatemala 3 – 0 El Salvador Aguila Guatemala City, Guatemala
Fabian Salas 11'
Duban Areas 20'
Claudio de Oliveira 70'		 Nil Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
26 March 1997 Olimpia Honduras 0 – 0
(4 – 2 p)		 Costa Rica Alajuelense Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Nil Nil Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
2 April 1997 Aguila El Salvador 4 – 2 Honduras Olimpia San Miguel, El Salvador
Jorge Garay 26' 44'
Armando Lindo Lazo 		Dolmo Flores 5' 52' Stadium: Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza
17 April 1997 Alajuelense Costa Rica 3 – 1 Guatemala Municipal Alajuela, Costa Rica
Bérnal Mullins 6' 58'
Victor Badilla 69'		 William Chinchilla 42' Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Victorino Rodriguez
22 April 1997 Alajuelense Costa Rica 3 – 3
(3 – 4 p)		 El Salvador Aguila Alajuela, Costa Rica
Josef Miso 2'
Richard Mahoney 8'
Bernal Mullins 71'		 Jorge Garay 20'
Armando Lindo 60'
Noe Fuentes 60'		 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Mario Alfaro Escobar

Standings

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Costa Rica Alajuelense 6 3 1 2 0 11 7 +4 13
2 Guatemala Municipal 6 3 0 1 2 6 4 +2 10
3 El Salvador Aguila 6 1 3 0 2 9 11 −2 9
4 Honduras Olimpia 6 0 1 2 3 5 9 −4 4
Source: [citation needed]
  • Alajuelense and Municipal qualified to the Semifinals.

Semifinals

25 May 1997 1st leg Municipal Guatemala 2 – 2 El Salvador Alianza Guatemala City, Guatemala

 Horacio Lugo
Alejandro Curbelo 		Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
31 May 1997 1st leg Alajuelense Costa Rica 0 – 4 Costa Rica Saprissa Alajuela, Costa Rica
Nil Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
27 May 1997 2nd leg Alianza El Salvador 0 – 0
(4 – 2 p)		 Guatemala Municipal San Salvador, El Salvador
Nil Nil Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
  • Alianza 2–2 Municipal on aggregate; Alianza won 4–2 on penalty shootouts.
Not played 2nd leg Saprissa Costa Rica v Costa Rica Alajuelense San José, Costa Rica
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
  • Saprissa won 4–0 on aggregate; serie decided in one match.

Final

11 June 1997 Final Saprissa Costa Rica 0 – 1 El Salvador Alianza San José, Costa Rica
Nil Horacio Lugo 83' Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
  • Alianza 1997 Central American champion; series decided in one match.

References

  1. ^ RSSSF.com – Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica 1997 – 8 December 2004